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Post by randomkiwibirds on Feb 6, 2017 17:17:32 GMT
An explosion involving the mysterious woman Watts has been investigating leads Murdoch to a surreptitious community. via CBCWhy hello there convergence of storylines... |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 6, 2017 17:42:24 GMT
An explosion involving the mysterious woman Watts has been investigating leads Murdoch to a surreptitious community. via CBCWhy hello there convergence of storylines... I figured Watts case would eventually become one of Murdoch's. I thought it may have had something to do with the bodies dug up on the Murdoch's building site but it was obvious when I saw the bodies that they weren't women. Glad to see it finally leading somewhere though. |
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Post by Bloody Hell on Feb 14, 2017 22:44:51 GMT
Freddie Pink...
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Post by Hodge on Feb 14, 2017 23:05:04 GMT
Well I'm not surprised to see Freddie Pink involved re the preview. However she surely couldn't have been involved from the beginning, she hasn't been in TO long enough. |
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Post by murdochic on Feb 15, 2017 6:00:56 GMT
I think William is the one who gets Freddie involved as an undercover agent for the police. Julia and Rebecca couldn't do it because they're too well known because of their coroner work.
The preview makes the episode look good and it finally has me invested in the missing women plot. I'm so happy to see the other characters involved in it all.
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Post by lizmc on Feb 19, 2017 1:11:09 GMT
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Post by lizmc on Feb 19, 2017 17:24:26 GMT
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Post by lizmc on Feb 21, 2017 2:53:32 GMT
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Post by WonderWoman on Feb 21, 2017 6:27:57 GMT
This should be my favorite episode of the season. With Olympian Greek goddesses and the Themyscira type male-free society, this Wonder Woman fan should be loving this. I liked it but I can’t quite say why I didn’t love it. Aside from the obvious lack of Jilliam, I suppose I was expecting Watts’ case to reveal a more shocking revelation. Watts finds his sister, but she was not taken from her brother against her will. She just didn’t want to take care of him. I can’t relate to that.
I liked the line (and the cute look William gives her) when Julia says to William about Watts avoiding his feelings, “I should think you two have found common ground at last.” Murdoch and Watts do seem to have had very similar family tragedies.
I liked the Nettie Stevens reference too.
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Post by Fallenbelle on Feb 21, 2017 13:28:48 GMT
I've only watched this once, and I really feel it needs another viewing before I can comment too much about it because there was so much going on. But poor Watts, that really was a parallel with William to be orphaned by your parents and abandoned by your one remaining sibling. At least William knew where his sister was, and poor Watts who spent untold years worrying about his sister needlessly. I understood where Watts was coming from, but I must say that I was surprised William was so strong with the paternalism in this one. I'm conflicted about that: on the one hand, it's realistic and shows a less than perfect side to William that he's forcing man's will on these women, but surprised because I would have thought that William would have come a bit further and be able to realize that the women may have had reasons for doing what they did. I'm going to rewatch it tomorrow with this thought in mind.
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Post by Hodge on Feb 21, 2017 17:32:04 GMT
I've only watched this once, and I really feel it needs another viewing before I can comment too much about it because there was so much going on. But poor Watts, that really was a parallel with William to be orphaned by your parents and abandoned by your one remaining sibling. At least William knew where his sister was, and poor Watts who spent untold years worrying about his sister needlessly. I understood where Watts was coming from, but I must say that I was surprised William was so strong with the paternalism in this one. I'm conflicted about that: on the one hand, it's realistic and shows a less than perfect side to William that he's forcing man's will on these women, but surprised because I would have thought that William would have come a bit further and be able to realize that the women may have had reasons for doing what they did. I'm going to rewatch it tomorrow with this thought in mind. I was surprised by William's attitude but wonder if it came more from frustration that the women wouldn't help him in his search for their friend's killer. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 21, 2017 23:42:13 GMT
Whilst it wasn't a great episode it was good, I'd been looking forward to Det. Watts investigation coming to fruition and it was somewhat as I expected, i.e. an enclave for abused and/or needy women. I wasn't surprised that Watts sister was there either as I had an inkling she may be, I was surprised though that she was the benefactor. I felt sorry for Watts, a somewhat similar situation to William's early life however at least William wasn't abandoned by someone that just didn't want him. I didn't feel as sorry when Watts put the women's families above the women themselves and their desire for anonymity and safety, though I understand where he was coming from. Didn't like the B plot and I have to say I'm beginning to not like Rebecca James, can't put my finger on it, maybe it's the character or maybe the way Mouna Traore plays her. She's starting to grate on my nerves, perhaps she's too enthusiastic about everything for me. I am however really liking Freddie Pink, who I didn't like when she was first introduced. I appreciated her concern for the women's privacy, she has integrity and compassion that first showed itself when investigating Roland's family. As I've already commented on William the only thing I will say is "My sister was a nun." The best comeback line I've heard on MM!
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Post by murdochic on Feb 21, 2017 23:55:28 GMT
I thought and hoped after the episodes of build-up this would be a lot more exciting than it was. I found Watts annoying and a bit unlikable in a lot of his scenes. Freddie Pink is too old for Watts if that's what their final scene was about. She is 15 years or more older than him, unless they've rewritten her age as younger because they got an actress who was too young to be playing the role they cast her in. Though I do like her character.
The Rebecca subplot needed more scenes and Julia was underused. I am still failing to see the point of Watts or having Jackson being the constable in the episode. It was interesting enough but nothing special. On to next weeks.
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Feb 22, 2017 3:03:41 GMT
Wasn't wild about the Brackenried/James subplot this episode. Though I will admit it was nice to see Brax doing his "watching out for" with the ladies in the Morgue with James as well and not just with Jules or Ems.
There were some great parts of this episode that i loved: namely
"Would your sister foresake you for a house of women who have eschewed the world in which you live?"
"My sister was a nun."
and when Murdoch remade and simulated the bomb - when Brackenred yelled at the constables to get back to work that it was great.
This episode was just filed with great quotes on observations on life, mainly coming from Watts.
Watts was a bit unsymathetic this episode - but he was going through a lot, and that's also his personality a bit.
All in all not the best episode of the season - but a decent one none the less
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Post by Harry hopeful on Feb 22, 2017 9:28:37 GMT
Have found myself forgetting to watch, and that would not have happened when the romance of the detective and the Dr was evident, that's been lost. I thought the writers would give due respect to why all of us watch the show - the mysteries, the history, the comic relief and the romance, the latter way missing. I may be gay but I love love however it's portrayed between attractive people. Call me cynical but appears the actors themselves perhaps not liking closeness but aren't they supposed to act regardless of whether they like each other. Don't mean to speculate but can't help but feel they don't like each other
. Is it a Canadian not liking an Australian?? Don't know, Aussies don't have a great reputation.
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